HBCU ALL-STARS ANNOUNCES PLAYER & TEAM OF THE WEEK
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February 15 , 2023

HBCU ALL-STARS ANNOUNCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK & TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS
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ATLANTA (WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2023) HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its ninth 2022-23 HBCU All-Stars “Player of the Week and Team of the Week” honors featuring the nation’s top HBCU student-athletes from the MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, SIAC, Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Hampton Universities.

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS FROM FEBRUARY 5 – FEBRUARY 11

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I MEAC Player of the Week  

Joe Bryant Jr, Norfolk State University (Fred “Curly “Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 39 mpg, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists, and 50 FG% (8-16), 54 3PT% (6-11) and 75 FT% (3-4) for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I MEAC Co-Teams of the Week

Norfolk State University

Went 1-0 for the week with a road win against University of Maryland Eastern Shore (76-73) for a four game winning streak and sit one game out of first place in MEAC league standing.

Howard University

Went 1-0 for the week with an overtime road win at Delaware State University (86-85) and seven game winning streak and sole possession of first place in MEAC league standing.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I SWAC  Player of the Week

Cameron Christon, Grambling State University (Purvis Short Small Forward)

Averaged 27.5 mpg, 9.5 points, 10 rebounds,  and shot 42 FG% (6-14), and 43 3PT% (3-7) for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I SWAC Co-Teams of the Week                       

Grambling State University

Went 2-0 for the week with a road win over Alabama A&M University (66-60) and home win against Texas Southern University (65-46).  Has a three game winning streak and tied for second place in SWAC.

Alcorn State University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win against Mississippi Valley State University (81-70) and a road win versus Bethune Cookman University (76-74).  Has a four game winning streak and first place in SWAC.

HBCU All-StarsNCAA Division I Independent Player of the Week

JR Clay, Tennessee State University Fred “Curly’ Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 35 mpg, 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5 assists for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I Independent Team of the Week

Tennessee State University

Went 2-0 for the week with home wins over Southeast Missouri State University (85-65) and Tennessee Tech University (65-51).

 HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II CIAA Player of the Week

Korey Williams, Lincoln University (PA) (Fred “Curly Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 31 mpg, 17.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and shot 47 FG% (8-17),  40 3PT% (4-10), and 78 FT% (15-19) for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II CIAA Team of the Week 

Lincoln University (PA)

Went 2-0 for the week with wins at home versus Virginia Union University (78-71) and Shaw University (74-67). 

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II SIAC Player of the Week

Gregg Boyd, Tuskegee University (Fred “Curly” Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 34 mpg, 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals for the week to help his team go 2-0 with victories over LeMoyne-Owen College (85-82) and Spring Hill College (82-79).

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II SIAC Team of the Week

Morehouse College

Went 3-0 on the week with three consecutive road wins over Savannah State University (71-70), Edward Waters University (72-64)  and Clark Atlanta University (78-54). Has eight game  winning streak, 15-8 overall, and 12-6 in SIAC league play.

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Co-Players of the Week

JR Clay Tennessee State University (Fred “Curly’ Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 35 mph, 19.5 Points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5 assists for the week.  He helped his team secure two home wins versus Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) 85-65, and 67-53 over Tennessee Tech University to improve team record to 16-11, and 8-6 in OVC league play, two games back from first place.  The team currently has a five game winning streak.  

Joe Bryant Jr., Norfolk State University Fred “Curly’ Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 39 mph, 25 Points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and shot 50 FG% (8-16), 54 3PT% (6-11), and 75 FT% (3-4) for the week.  He helped his team secure a big win on the road versus University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) 76-73, to improve team record to 17-7, and 6-2 in MEAC league play, one game back from first place.  The team currently has a four game winning streak.  

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Co-Teams of the Week

Alcorn State University 

Went 2-0 with a home win against Mississippi Valley State University (81-70) and a road win versus Bethune Cookman University (76-74).  Has a four game winning streak and in sole possession of first place in the SWAC.  The team has won 10 of the past 11 games. 

Howard University

Went 1-0 for the week with an overtime road win at Delaware State University (86-85). Has a seven game winning streak and in sole possession of first place in MEAC league standing.  The team has won nine of the past 10 games.

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO “For the past nine weeks we have witnessed some of the Best in Black College Basketball in the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC, OVC, and CAA.  Some of the nation’s top 66 HBCU players on the 2023 HBCU All-Star Game Watch List are still playing at a very high level throughout the season.  We have two teams in sole possession of first place in their respective conferences and some of them with seven and eight game winning streaks in the  MEAC, SWAC, and SIAC. Many of these teams are protecting home court, and winning games on the road during the final stretch in the month of February with many games going down to the wire, big shots, lobs for game winners, key rebounds, steals, free throws, and so on.  Our HBCU All-Stars National Scouts will continue the HBCU All-Stars tour attending games and evaluating, scouting, and recruiting the nation’s top 24 players across the country.”

HBCU All-Stars Player of the Week selections will highlight and showcase the nation’s best HBCU student-athletes and brilliant coaches on a national stage.

HBCU All-Stars LLC will honor the illustrious playing careers of Fred “Curly” Neal, Johnson C. Smith University (CIAA), Sam Jones, North Carolina Central University (MEAC), Purvis Short, Jackson State University (SIAC), Caldwell Jones, Albany State University (SIAC), Anthony Mason, Tennessee State University (Independent).  All of these amazing HBCU legends made their mark in this great game of basketball and reached the highest level of success in the NBA and Harlem Globetrotters.  We will recognize their impact on our HBCU basketball culture during the 2022-23 basketball season and host the first ever HBCU All-Star Game on an HBCU campus at Texas Southern University.

This event is far more than a basketball game.  HBCU All-Stars LLC will stage the HBCU All-Star Game Experience, a week-long festival that will kick off the week on Tuesday, March 28 and conclude the following Tuesday after the Championship game (April 4).  It will celebrate the HBCU Experience and will be highlighted by a HBCU All-Stars College Admissions Fair, Community Outreach and Engagement, Pro Day Combine, Welcome Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Social Justice & Civil Rights panel discussion.

The HBCU All-Star Game will air live on the CBS Television Network and be available to stream on Paramount+.  

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“Celebrating the Best in Black College Basketball”